Table 1.
The relation between ideology, methodology and research design.
The disorder is located in the bodySocial model:
The disorder is caused by social conditionsInteractional model:
The disorder is compounded by a blend of impairments and social conditionsParticipant research becauseKnowing the preferences of an influential customer leads to a better productThe survivor is oppressed and demands justiceThe patient knows his/her situation bestParticipant research asConsultative and temporaryCommanding, management of all parts of the projectAmbiguous, imprecise and negotiableResearch designConsultativeUser-ledCollaborativePurpose of researchIncreased diversity and efficiency of the mental health system by means of choice and commodification of health servicesCreation of a new health-care system by means of strong and independent special interest groupsMaintenance and improvement of care and education by means of tinkering activity and consensus makingProject ownerHealth service groupsSurvivor groupsHealth service groupsPreferred research methodologyEmpirically based surveys and interviewsEmpirically based action researchPhenomenological-based lifeworld-led descriptionsResearch method viewed asSuperior and imperative.
Loyalty to well established methodological rulesMinor and subordinate.
Loyalty to the political goals of the oppressedContextual, but important.
Loyalty to the tinkering activity of improving care